A kiss-me-quick hat is a British seaside novelty hat, typically bearing the words "Kiss me quick" or "Kiss me quick, squeeze me slowly". Culturally, The Daily Telegraph describes them as "one step up from a knotted handkerchief".
Rhyming slang and derivative terms "Kiss me quick" has been used as rhyming slang for "prick". Also used as an -ism as in "kiss-me-kwik seaside towns." - describing "cheap, dated, seaside towns" according to Partridge.
See also Buntal hat Breton (hat) Boater List of hat styles Panama hat Rock (confectionery) Sailor hat Straw hat Sun hat
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